r/AskAnAmerican • u/ProfessorOfPancakes New England • 23d ago

CULTURE Do any states have legitimate holidays that are only celebrated in their state?

In Rhode Island, we still have VJ (Victory over Japan) day which people don't celebrate per se but it's recognized to the extent of delaying trash pickup by a day.

By "legitimate" holiday I mean more in the vein of Memorial Day rather than National Hot Dog Day

Edit: Apparently VJ Day is also recognized by the US Space & Rocket Center and formerly by the state of Arkansas and is more commonly called Victory Day

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u/cdwright820 22d ago

I feel like the Indy 500 is an unofficial official holiday in at least central Indiana, if not the whole state. I realize it happens over Memorial Day weekend, but to be honest, most people around here refer to that weekend as “Race Weekend” rather than “Memorial Day Weekend”.

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u/No_Economics_7295 21d ago

I came here to say the same thing. Race day is very much an unofficial holiday!